Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-01

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explosion OF gasoline In The cellar Of Michael New
street saS ni,ed The two-siory SuidnS srom ,ss
foundation and dropped n back again In a msss
Tney were: Mich ei Newman. agea ss years: Ma
Annie Newman. sgcd 40 years; Miss Name New
man, aged Is years; John Newman, ssed io years:
sSe ssea II yss1 EaSs NsSanS assa ' 3 yes
Charies Deveere, Nrs Charles Deveere. MIS- Hat
ess S rs PaS
Bryant and MIA Beasley.
FIRE srAkrs IN THE RCr~s
The explosion had scarcely wrecsed the plscs
Aid was quickly on the scene. but IA suca con-
fusion that the horror seemed 20 ircroase With
The people OF the nelghbOrhood. dUmbfounded,
and many bruised, ran about the streets seeking
friends demanding explanations OF moaning nom
bruises The heat OF the natnes At nrss oaied the
Efforts OF the nremen, and for a few minutes bid
fair 10 spread 10 adjoining property. But gcod
Sosk won on. and then es 4 the sess 81 Tor & sss
running through from I$th 20 Taigee street,
and was the north room OF The building
The building, a two-stOry brick. WAS com.
pleted but a short time ago, and Only one stou
ysn Sas 1 ScSoea1 me Mr. & ss ,sr snS ~ ns ,ss ls
plodon was terrific, the entire block of buildings
north OF and across tue alley ron that In which
lhe Newman block crushed In Was Srred by the
rOof. which mad settled down upon the ruins AMI
formed barrier through which the fescuers had
10 cut away beams and walls.
TAKING OFT ras ISJrRSr.
The roof Was soon removed, and In the debris
were revealed the mangled forms OF the grocefy-
were first removed. Mamie. nineteen years Of aye
was stll alive. but mangIed by the umbers aud
Her s,ster Nellie S f sne 'snea nope ~ n,,os
Tor her sister. For the bali hour that these two
bad been imprisoned, their Efforts had been TO
Impossible. Neither can survive ibe rest OF the
Newman family were dead. some sat upright
and Others were doubled In Their beds
In the same building, over store, IN room No q
lived Charles Deyeere, a trayeling salesman, and
his vie. Visiting them was Miss Bsttie brown,
Of Columbus, ny. sae was badly injured, but MI
raculously escaped death. She Is the only person
who passed Trough the horrible ordeal and nvesL
A SURVIVORS, TERRIBLE STORY
She awokc 10 nnd herse.I bQrled OeIeatn heavy
timbers, somewhere against a wall ou one SIDE q
wall OF fre reached 10 the sky while tue crashing
timDers and the clatter ol iron caused q storm %
dangerous missiles 10 Hy about her head. Tue
screams OF those IN the adjoining bu ldings rang
IN her ears, and as she realized her situation sue
almost Iainted, but Dersed 20 a last desperate
struggle by The groans OF the dying she essayed 10
escape but found her efforts baffied every Iurn-
Sue was nrmly pinned by a beam across her thigh
and iron rod over her ankle, Sac could not tell
what means she employed TO get out. but rs she
twisted ana struggled IN vain the fire was blown
toward her until
HER LONG BLACK rREssss wERE sooRcHEp.
and The odur OF burning meat penetrated her lungs
and almost suifocated the brave girL kcaef ap-
peared hopeless, and just As she sank back In de-
spar the ruins setlIcu uown and the oyerhangfng
tlinbers were raised from her 1mos. NO time was
90 be lost, as The nre pressed close around her.
20 ner feet, and staggering, falling and rolling,
she made her way vliDaly through the rui "a
Again and again she ieil and As she says her
bied forward falling headlong INTO 81 open space.
where she lay UNCONSCIOUS Tor q few minutes she
rose To her fe.t 20 mud herself ia a siaan
rear yard Then she ran TO q neigh
bor's house aud climbing through bal
lasGnA ami m IN a NAL fslr md
her tuere and carried her INTO the street, where
sBe WAS gwen q skirt and some clothirsg She paid
no attention TO The kind oilers OF fnendly hands,
but went down 10 The scene VI the explosion and
remained there IN agony, eagery Scan ling cbaIred
and bruised faces as the nrelnen Carried the yic-
over Ine store, an room No IL, resided MIA Bry ant
with her daughter Miss fally. Win Tia IN were
two boarders, Chas Elrerd and Ms. beasaey. The
last naIned was buried 80 deeply In the debris that
the search for her Was gwen up unln others were
removed. Chaa Ei1eru Was taken cut alive, bur
bruised, but a heavy head OF hair protected her,
ana ner injuries are not dangerous An unknown
man OF torty years Was found In Tue debris and re-
moved 70 the morgue.
II INJURED BIZ FLYING DEBRIS.
Besides those Injured IN Inls building many per.
ans Ia the nelghoorhood were more or less Gus
aItd bruised by dying spliuters and oricka For
serai blocks either side OF tue the
Gus oion shattered tue Windows and IN the I'M
ee Ins .son,s OF bosinvs Sers s,nssS.a III in' and
scarsey q window o. q door reunalnS Walls
cracked. noors gave way and plaster tea slnlvet
and Oh Tue heads OF IN sleeping residsnt> causing
. mad rush and nlgnt 10 Inc street
Death 0f An Aged Jearnalise.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1--James u brayaasn one OF the
oldest newspaper men IN the West, who has been
third OF q century, died sunday morning. MI.
Brayman was born IN Budalo sevenly-lwo years
ago, and passed bis early nle In that CITY, where
he learned the pr1nters' trade SJep by step ho
worked his Way up the ladder until ne had 0Vca-
pied editorial positions The Buffalo Courier, and
C0mn,erctdt Adperttser. In 1854 he Came 10 Cni-
cago aud became OF the edIuors OF the Cn.caso
Desao,rot under The Hon joan Menlworth In
1861 ne became a member OF tue editorial sJan a
tue Standard, the Baptist organ OF the Northwest
win wnicn ne mas oeea connected ever since.
Omaha Sssitchmen Dissatisfied.
THEY THREATES 30 siRIKR ~ OBNOXIOUS rARD-
As1ERs Akk MT pIscRAkasD.
CHICAGO, Nov. Ian Omaha special says: a
general strike OF all the switcnmea Ia Tue city y
IareaIeDed account OF the uupopular.ly of ard
masters Aeehan, and Ilgne, OF The Unlon Paclilo
roaas. Grand Master Aonagnan, OF the swilcn.
blacSensderIer OF tue Neoraska division OF tns
Union raclnc Road, and MI McCpnUock. legal
aeent OF tue Burlington aud Missouri and sub.lit-
Ted his uluniatuIn demanding Tie discharge VI the
oonvxlous yaruIDasters. A oeclsion VIII be
reacuea on the return or SupenuIenaent Dickson,
who Is expected here the latter part OF tae week
COunlerfeiter McCart0ey.
CHICAGO, Nov. LA springfield, la, special says:
preliminary hearing before United states Judge
Anon yesterday on The charge OF having L. lls
s,ossessiou cOunterleil mouey with inleIt n e
passlng It. Tue charge Il al Old Ole, hayile STOOD
against him lor tweise years Judge Aton vound
han 70 January term OF court under bonds
Oh q, 600, and he Was released.
Death Of q Disatng gutshed 1ndiaa1aa-
AKaAkr, Ind, Nov. l-uon- Geo hsiuneid died
- home nedr mere lasl night. agec nlDety-ooo
ycars. ln ls4l ne was eiecleI 20 the Michigan
legislature, and served tnrce years In le4S No
eiected secretary OF State. ne came 20 tnis ylcin-
lily An ls.A ana at one Time owned l0.06O acres of
laau IA C-s, county, slicn. He was very weAlLRy
al Lhe Time OF bis death.
The Alleged Dynamiser, Melville.
TIE LONDON PoLICR SAY THAT HIs RIAL kAMH .
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The lonce assert that Melville,
the alleged dynamiter, A j. j. MoroDey. They
state Jn.I Melvuc went TO Boston, wnerr ne stayed
al Youngs Hotel registering unaer t4e nAuuo
"Joun j. Aorvney, "a New York" He ukewsso
Boston
TWO MISSING TRIsH-ANEkICANs
LONDON, Nov. l-Sn Cuaa Warren, chief OF tho
london police, HAS Issued q descrlyLlon OF two
lriSn-An.ericans wuo nave been un4ccountaoly
lulssing Irom Liverpool since Octover IL, and for
wno.a tne police are searching. Que Of them,
Sonu MniLney, alias Serates alsL., reprerents
hluiSelf " DE q blacksmith, and The oLnef, ChAk
Murray, alias Jos Dolan, passes as . isvorer.
The Bcached N0rwegtaa Bark.
LEwEs, DEL, Nov. 1.-The bars AiooTa iNorWee
gian), from nsyre Tor Philaaeiphla, which went
ashore north oI the Iron pier durns lbe heavy gals
last nlghl, hes head On high ny on the beach bu0
is reported 70 Dc ue hL Lewes wreckes havscoD.
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